Cosmetic compact and applicator



Nov. 22, 1949 J. B. HELMS COSMETIC COMPACT AND A'PPLIOATOR Filed Aug. 2, 1946 w. m m

.I /GzZ Patented Nov. 22, 1949 2,488,910 COSMETIC COMPACT 'AND APPLICATOR Jacqueline B. Helms, Pacific Palisades, Calif., as-

signor of one-half to George L. Helms, Pacific Palisades, Calif.

Application August 2, 194.6, Serial No. 688,031 4 Claims. (Cl. 132-83) This invention relates to toilet facilities and accessories, and more particularly to such conveniences adapted for use in facial make-up and the freshening and retouching thereof, and has as an object to provide an improved such facility especially suited to maintain conveniently available and to promote the effective application of facial rouge.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved rouge container and associated applicator arranged for coaction as a compact, fully closed, conveniently transportable unit separable at will for cooperative employment of its constituent elements.

A further object of the invention is to provide a unitary assembly of all elements and facilities essential to the application of facial rouge in form immediately available for use.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved rouge container and applicator combination arranged for reconditioning through successive replacements of depleted and deteriorated elements.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved construction and combination of elements comprising a cosmetic compact and applicator unit that is simple and inexpensive of manufacture, convenient of use, practical in concept, pleasing in form, susceptible of development in a variety of colors and finishes from various commonly-available materials, and employable to enhance the felicitous effect of rouge adornment.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of elements as hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated by the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a front or face elevation of a simple, preferred embodiment of the invention. Figure 2 is a side elevation of the showing according to Figure 1. Figure 3 is a cross section, on an enlarged scale, taken substantially on the indicated line 33 of Figure 1. Figure 4 is a side elevation of a slightly modified embodiment of the invention with the major elements of the assembly separated and opened into position for practical use.

In the construction of the improvement as shown, an applicator, employable to transfer rouge from a suitable supply tothe face of the user and to spread and blend the transferred cosmetic in the place and position of its use, is illustrated as comprising aholding and manipulating member consisting of a disc I0, an integrally-related, radially-disposed handle H and a pad I! seated in and to project beyond one face of the disc ill. The disc l0 and integral handle ll may be formed from any suitable material, such as wood, metal, synthetic'resins, and the like, in any convenient or appropriate manner, in such size, relative proportions, and finish as may be deemed desirable, one face, the back, of the said disc being non-intersected, solidly contoured to pleasing form, and perhaps ornamented, while the other face, the front, of said disc is formed with a concentric, annular flange or rib 13 outstanding axially from the disc face with its outer margin stepped inwardly from the disc periphery and defining a relatively large, shallow, cylindrical recess intersecting the disc front face in axially-perpendicular relation with the handle H. The applicator pad I2 is circular in outline and of a diametric size receivable within the retexture such as or analogous to lambs wool.

The pad l2, with its backing member 14, is removable and replaceable relative to the disc l0, thereby providing for rehabilitation of the applicator when one pad surface has become worn,

, caked, or for any reason unsuited for further use, and the pad assembly thickness is such as to project the pad crown well beyond the plane of the flange it outer margin when the backing memberis seated against the disc recess base, so

i that the complete applicator unit may be manipulated by means of its handle I l to transfer rouge from the surface of a rouge cake or wafer to the pad crown and thence to the face of a user where it may be spread, blended, and toned by means of the pad to a pleasing, professionally-artistic effect.

To complement the utility of the applicator unit above described, a rouge-containing, mirror- 52, said compact taking the form of an axially relatively short, cylindrical housing 55 having a maximum diameter equalling that of the disc l 53. The housing l5 may correspond in material, color, and finish with the disc Iii and handle l l, or may contrast therewith in any such respect, as taste and aesthetic considerations may dictate, but whatever may be its specific similarities or distinctions, said housing is axially recessed at one end to provide an annular flange is sized to telescopically receive and close about and over the disc flange l3 and has the base of its axial recess concaved into clearing accommodation with the pad 12 crown when the housing flange I5 is engaged with and closed about the disc flange I3 in the manner shown in Figure 3, in which relation the contacting flange surfaces frictionally engage with a slight taper effective to hold the housing 15 to and against separation from the disc l while permitting intentional, manual separation of said elements.

The end of the housing opposite to the flange i6 is likewise axially recessed to a depth sufficient to accommodate and house a conventional rouge cake I! carried by a'backing member l8 seatahle and frictionally or adhesively retainable against the recess base topresentthe cake ll face to and for exposure through the recess open end, thesaid cake being thus wholly housed within and associated for removal and replacement relative to its recess, and a circular closure member or cover is is sized to marginal registration with the housing land is hinged, as at 28, to said housing for selective actuation between opening and closing cooperation with the rouge-cake-accommodating housing recess, a spring clip 2| on the margin of the cover is diametrically opposite the hinge 2i? and engageable with a retaining lug or rib on the housing 15 exterior margin being provided to latch and releasably hold the cover it in closed relation with the housing recess and its contents. The inner face of the cover I9 is worked to receive, seat, and permanently mount a-m-irror 22 in clearing relation with the rouge cakesurface when said cover is closed and in position for convenient use when said cover is open, thus perfecting the utility of the assembly,

The modified construction typified by Figure 4 is essentially and operatively the same as that hereinabove described and differs from that of the. other views only in that external threads 23 are provided on the outer surface of the flange 53 for cooperation with complementary internal threads on the flange l6 inner surface to constitute an alternative and somewhat more positive means for separably interengaging the applicator and compact units of the assembly.

With the cover is closed and latched over the rouge cake and the housing l5 engaged with the disc iii in the manner shown in Figure 2, the improved device has the form of a unitary assembly conveniently transportable in a purse, bag, or pocket and free from damage-productive corners, angles, or edges; the applicator and rouge cake surfaces being wholly covered and protected with.- in the closed assembly to obviate any smearing, discoloring, or soiling contact thereagainst. In the practical use of the device, the housing I5 is manually separated from the disc Hi to uncover the crown of the applicator pad l2, the cover I9 is unlatched and opened to expose the face of the rouge cake El, and the applicator is then manipulated by one hand of the user to pick up a coating of rouge from said cake and to apply the same to the users face, the housing l5 with its cover l9 open being conveniently held in the users other hand with the rouge cake surface readily available and the mirror 22 in position for visual reference to check and control applicator manipulative effect. After the transfered rouge has been spread and blended by the applicator to attainment of the desired result, the cover 19 is closed and latched over the rouge cake and the housing 15 closed over the pad 12 in engagement with the disc III to reestablish the unit assembly in form and condition for storage and ready availability against a future occasion of use.

Since many =changes,.,va riations, and modifications in the specific form, construction, and arrangement of the elements shown and described may be had without departing from the spirit of my invention; I wish to be understood as being limited solelyby the scope of the appended claims, rather than by any details of the illustrative showing, and foregoing description.

I claim as my invention:

1. A'cosmetiocompact and applicator comprising, a disc formed with an integral, coplanar, radially-extending handle and an integral, annular flange concentrically upon and outstanding perpendicularlyrfrom one of its faces to define a shallow recess thereon, ,an applicator pad removably-and replaceably engaged in said recess for projection of its working surface beyond the plane of the, fiangamat in, a cylindrical housing axiallyrecessed at one end tocoact with said flange and thereby separably mount said housing on said disc in covering, relation with said pad, a shallow, coaxial recess, in the other end of said housing, cosmetic, material removably and replaceably accommodated in said latter recess, a cover hinged to saidhousing to close over said latter recess and the cosmetic material therein, means forlatching saidcover in closing relation With the recessed endjof .thehousing, and a mirror fixed to, the inner face ofsaid cover.

2. A cosmetic compactand applicator comprising, a disc formed with an integral, coplanar, radially-extending handle and an integral, annular flange concentrically upon and outstanding perpendicularly from one of its faces to define a shallow recess thereon, an applicator pad removably andrreplaceably engaged in said recess for projection of its working surface beyond the plane of the flange margin, a cylindrical housing formed with coaxial, non-communicating recesses opening oppositely through its ends, an annular wall about one, of said recesses sized to coact with said, flange and thereby separably mount the housing on said disc in covering re lation with said pad, cosmetic material removably and replaceably accommodated in the other housing recess, a cover hinged to said housing to close over said latter recess and the cosmetic material therein, means for latching said cover in closed relation over its associatedhousing end, and a mirror constituting the inner face of said cover.

3. A cosmeticcompact and applicator comprising, a disc formed withran, integral, coplanar, radially-extending handle, an applicator pad removablyand replaceablyassociated with and projecting beyond one face of said disc, anannular flange, integrally outstanding from said disc peripherally, about said ,pad, anaxial distance less than the pad extensionbeyondthe disc face, a cylindrical housing formed with an end recess telescopically engageable over said flange in cover ing relation with said pad, coaeting means on said housing and flange interengageable to separably. connect said housing to said disc, a recess opening through the other end of said housing for the accommodation of cosmetic material, a cover hinged to saidhousing in closing cooperation with said latter recess, means for latching said cover to and in closing relation with the associated housing end, and a mirror constituting the inner face of said cover.

4. In a cosmetic compact and applicator having a disc formed with a radially-extending handle and an applicator pad removably and replaceably associated with and to project beyond one face of said disc, a transversely-partitioned housing separably engageable at one end with said disc in covering relation with said pad, cosmetic material removably and replaceably accommodated in the end of said housing remote from said disc, a cover hinged to the cosmeticaccommodating housing end, and a mirror constituting the inner face of said cover.

JACQUELINE B. HELMS.

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